Band 6 Hand Therapist ( OT or PT) Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Katalysysts Consulting; Swindon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated band 6 Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist with a passion for hand therapy. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to enhance your skills while working within a dynamic team of hand specialists. You will engage in advanced assessments, provide tailored treatment plans, and contribute to patient rehabilitation. With a strong emphasis on teamwork and patient-centered care, you will be integral to improving the quality of life for patients with hand-related conditions. If you are ambitious and committed to delivering exceptional service, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Specialist knowledge in hand therapy required.
• Experience in managing complex patient cases is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality hand therapy interventions to outpatients.
• Manage own caseload and ensure evidence-based practice.

Skills

Hand Therapy

Clinical Reasoning

Patient Assessment

Manual Techniques

Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy

Tools

Computerised Patient Database System

Job description

We are looking for a band 6 Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist with a special interest in hands. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills by joining our dynamic team of hand therapists. You will have specialist training from the band 8a Physiotherapist and band 7 OT. We have a great relationship with our orthopedic colleagues and MDT.

To provide high quality and specialist hand therapy interventions to a wide variety of outpatients including the advanced assessment and treatment of orthopedic hand trauma and elective surgery, rheumatology and GP referred patients. To provide group and individual education, to utilize specialist skills in the provision of static and dynamic splints for individual patients, to prevent impairment and improve function, independence and quality of life.

To apply specialist knowledge and skills across the total range of impairments, procedures and practices gained through practical experience, underpinned by theoretical knowledge.

To manage own case load and deputize for Band 7 if required.

Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.

1. Service: We will put our patients first
2. Teamwork: We will work together
3. Ambition: We will aspire to provide the best service
4. Respect: We will act with integrity

To manage a caseload of routine and complex patients requiring specialist hand therapy assessment and intervention. To ensure rehabilitation is based on evidence-based practice by using advanced clinical reasoning skills to analyse, interpret and make judgements on complex facts or situations, with consideration given to all available treatment options.

1. To undertake standardised and non-standardised assessment of patients and use advanced clinical reasoning, analytical and communication skills to determine diagnosis and prognosis of condition.
2. To interpret findings of assessments and formulate client centred and specialised programmes of hand therapy treatment based on current evidence, and a sound knowledge of available treatment options using advanced clinical assessment and reasoning skills and a knowledge and ability to use different treatment modalities.
3. To be proficient in a range of therapeutic treatment modalities including manual techniques (range of motion assessment, therapeutic handling and positioning), splinting, task analysis and compensatory techniques, prescription of medical devices and patient education.
4. To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes as required. This will involve determining the patient’s potential for rehabilitation and future care and support needs.
5. To communicate sensitively and reassuringly complex condition and functional risk/limitation related information to patients/carers, to gain consent to and cooperation in assessment and treatment, and in giving specialist advice to patients/carers regarding their options for on-going care needs. Being aware at all times of the sensitive nature of some recommendations, and the potential for patients/carers to have special communication needs resulting in barriers to understanding.
6. To manage clinical risk in relation to your own caseload, seeking guidance and help from senior therapist, as appropriate.
7. To maintain accurate, legible and complete clinical records of all patient related interventions, in line with the Trust Documentation Guidelines. To include the computerised patient database system.

This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Dec 2024.

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